The Mandalorian's Bounties | Din Djarin

The Visit (Part 3)

Din walks into the living room and spots Cordelia laying on the couch, Grogu in her arms as Ben leans against the couch next to them, reading them one of his picture books. He smiles and gets started on lunch, knowing Han and Leia are at work, and Chewie's still sleeping.

Once he finishes cooking, he glances over at the couch, ready to call them to lunch. He closes his mouth, spotting them all asleep. He quietly sets the dish back into the oven and sets it to warm before carefully crossing the room.

Din slowly lifts Ben and tucks him into Cordelia's side, adjusting Grogu so the kids lay comfortably on either side. He grabs a blanket and gently lays it over them before grabbing a book from the nearby bookshelf and taking a seat at the dining table where he can keep an eye on them and the food.

A little while later, Cordelia wakes and spots Din, Chewie, Ben, and Grogu sitting at the table eating. She smiles and stretches before moving across the room to join them. 

"Why didn't you wake me?" She asks, making herself a plate. Din brushes her hair from her face and kisses her cheek.

"You're currently growing our baby. The least I could do was make lunch and let you rest." He replies. Chewie growls and Cordelia laughs.

"I love you, Chewie, but we're not naming the baby after you." She tells him. He growls again, and she shakes her head. "You can't bribe us into changing our minds. Sorry."

"I'll name my baby after you, Uncle Chewie!" Ben says, climbing off his chair and rushing to his room. Cordelia sighs, knowing if he's anything like his father, this means nothing but trouble. "Meet Chewie!" He shouts, returning to the room holding out a Squall.

"This is on you, Chewie. Have fun." Cordelia says, gathering the empty plates on the table and moving to do the dishes. Chewie growls under his breath as he moves away from the table to deal with Ben. Din chuckles quietly as he lifts Grogu from his chair and joins Cordelia, knowing it's better to be in a different room as Chewie tries to take Ben's new pet away.

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Cordelia sits down on the step next to Han, passing him a plate with snacks. He ruffles her hair and takes it, immediately shoving a handful into his mouth. She rolls her eyes and turns her attention to Ben and Grogu playing in the grass. The door opens behind them, and Leia and Din join them, watching their children play together, resting their hands on their spouses shoulder. 

"Grogu! Ben! Come here for a moment!" Din calls, pulling a pouch from his pocket. The couples chuckles as the two race over, trying to be the first to reach them. Ben throws himself into Din's leg, panting hard.

"I win!" He shouts, grinning at his parents. Din chuckles and ruffles his hair before crouching so he's level with them.

"Riduur, you too." He says, holding his hand out to Cordelia. She raises a brow but takes his hand, letting him pull her into their circle.

"Am I finally going to find out what your mystery gift is?" She asks. He nods, opening the pouch, but not revealing the contents just yet.

"Before I give them to you, I need you to close your eyes and hold out your hand." Din says. 

Ben immediately does so, shooting his hand out so fast he almost hits Din in the face. He chuckles and waits for Cordelia and Grogu to do the same. Once they have their eyes closed, he reaches into the bag and sets one in each of their palms.

"Open." He tells them. Ben and Grogu both look confused, but Cordelia gasps, tears filling her eyes. She closes her hand around the replica of Din's Mythosaur pendant necklace, throwing her arms around her husband.

"I love you." She whispers, kissing his cheek before slipping the necklace on. 

"What is it?" Ben asks, studying his own necklace. Din chuckles, reaching into his shirt to pull out his own. "We all match!" He shouts, pointing to each necklace.

"We do. I gave this one to Grogu and your Aunt Lia when I didn't think I'd see them again." He explains. He takes Grogu's and slips it on before doing the same to Ben's. "I had these made so that even when we're not together, we have something to remind us that we'll always be there for each other."

"This is the best gift ever! Love you, Uncle Din!" He shouts, quickly hugging Din before running off again to play. Grogu coos and follows after him, giggling. Cordelia eyes Din tearing up and wraps her arms around him, resting her head on his shoulder.

"Thank you." She tells him. He clears his throat, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her forehead.

"It was nothing." He replies. She rolls her eyes, cupping his face and tilting his head until he looks at her.

"It was not nothing. It was incredibly sweet. Thank you for including Ben." Cordelia says. He kisses her and tucks her back into his side.

"He's family now, of course I had one made for him." He says. "How made do you think Han is that he didn't get one?" He teases. She laughs, patting his chest.

"Make him food and he won't care." She replies. He chuckles as they turn to watch Grogu and Ben playing, knowing that soon their new child would be joining them.

Surprise update since I realized I forgot to include Din giving out the rest of the presents. It's short but sweet :)

Also wanted to let you guys know that the first chapter of the sequel is posted :)